COTACACHI: Pottery Workshop + Museum of cultures
Cotacachi, Imbabura Province, Ecuador.
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In the magical lands of Cotacachi, Ecuador, the art of pottery making has transcended more than 3,000 years. Carmen Urku, an 80-year-old sage, has inherited the secrets of pottery from her mother and has kept her legacy alive. In her pottery workshop, Carmen shares her knowledge with her family and those who yearn to delve into the ancestral magic. The Museum of Cultures, also in Cotacachi, displays the cosmovision of the indigenous and mestizo cultures of the area, representing the 7 ethnic groups present in the region. If you are looking to explore the paths of authenticity and history, this trip is for you, where you can immerse yourself in the enchantment of pottery and discover the magic of the cultures of yesteryear.
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HIGHLIGHTS
Location: Alambuela Community, Cotacachi Canton, Imbabura Province, Ecuador.
Duration: 13 hours
Maximum: 15
Required age: 16+
Type of Tour: Academic
Languages: English / Spanish
Maximum altitude: 2,850 masl
Minimum altitude: 2,418 meters above sea level
Route: Mixed
Physical level: Low
Tour start time: 06:00
Included/Excluded
- ✅Certified Bilingual Guides
- ✅Tourist transportation
- ✅Entrance fees to establishments
- ✅Pottery Workshop
- ✅Meals
- ✅Hydration
- ❌Travel Insurance
- ❌Souvenirs
- ❌Tips
- ❌Optional activities.
- ❌Extra expenses not specified in the tour
- ❌Snacks
Tour Plan
DESCRIPTION
In the Alambuela community lives Carmen Urku, 80 years old, who from a young age learned the secrets of pottery from her mother. This ancestral knowledge and the spiritual connection that this craft represents live on and are maintained by the hand of this woman in the Cotacachi canton (Imbabura).
Pottery is the craft of being able to transform clay into utilitarian ceramics. In Cotacachi there are archaeological remains of the manifestation of this art from about 3,000 years BC, which is the time of the construction of the tolas of the Kara or Karanki culture, according to Lenin Alvear, director of the Museum of Cultures.
We will have the opportunity to learn about the process of pottery, in a pottery workshop with "Mama Urku" and her family, they will teach us their trajectory and trade that goes from generation to generation.
In addition, we will visit the museum of cultures, a cultural exhibition through the visual expression of the customs and traditions of the cultures of Ecuador. An illustrative tour on the forms of coexistence of the native peoples, the objective of the museum is to exhibit the worldview of each of the cultures of Cotacachi.
In Cotacachi there are 7 ethnic groups. "In the area there are the Runas of Cotacachi, the Runas of Imantag, the Runas of Piñán, the Yumbos -extinct of the subtropical Intag-, the Afrointeños, the Inteño farmers and the mestizos of the valley of the urban part of Cotacachi", all of them are represented in the museum.
Join us on this traditional and historical route.
PLACES TO VISIT
Alambuela Community
Museum of Cultures
POINT OF EXIT
Private Tour: Pick Up at agreed point
Shared tour: United Nations Boulevard, Quito.
NECESSARY EQUIPMENT - WHAT TO BRING
- Comfortable walking clothes
- Insect repellent
- Sun hat
- Sunglasses
- Sun block
- Thermal sweater
- Waterproof sweater
- Comfortable, well-worn shoes
ITINERARY
06:00 Departure from the meeting point
08:30 Pottery workshop with "Mama Urku", Cotacachi.
13:30 Lunch in Cotacachi
15:00 Visit to the museum of the cultures of Cotacachi.
16:30 Return to Quito
19:00 Drop Off
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